The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

AS A CHILD, MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO NEVER OVERINDULGE IN EATING
BECAUSE "TO CHOKE DOWN FOOD WHEN IT IS NEEDED ELSEWHERE BY
OTHERS IS TO CHOKE ON THE GIFT OF OVERABUNDANCE." SHE FEELS VERY
STRONGLY THAT FOOD SHOULD NOT BE WASTED, AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
OVERINDULGE WHEN OTHERS GO WITHOUT.

WHEN A WOMAN TURNS OF AGE (NINETEEN YEARS OLD), SHE IS ALLOWED
TO WEAR A RING. A MAIDEN OF TENDER YEARS CAN NOT DO THIS.
MY MOTHER WAS GIVEN A SMALL TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND RING FOR THIS
SPECIAL OCCASION.

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